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Canada has extended through Jan. 31, 2019, an immigration pilot program making it
easier for employers to hire spouses and partners of Canadian citizens and permanent
residents by reducing the waiting period for work permits by about eight months, Immigration,
Refugees, and Citizenship Canada announced in a Dec. 15 notice.

“This ensures applicants are able to work, provide for their families, and contribute
to the Canadian economy while waiting for their applications to be processed,” the
department said. “We recognize that when families can live and work together, their
integration outcomes are improved.”

Eight Months Sooner

Under the Open Work Permit Pilot Program, immigration officers will issue open work
permits if permanent residency has been applied for under the spouse or common-law
partner in Canada class and the applicant has valid temporary resident status and
is sponsored by a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who lives at the same address.

“Before the program, spouses and partners had to wait for approval-in-principle of
their residency applications before they could apply for work permits,” Vancouver-based
Bal Immigration Services Inc. said in an analysis of the program. Open work permits
take only about four months to process, while approval of permanent residency applications
can take up to 12 months.

The pilot program isn't open to foreign nationals who have been refused permanent
residence or withdrawn their application for permanent residence before applying for
the work permit, don't have valid temporary resident status, have applied for status
under the overseas family immigration class, or apply for the work permit at a port
of entry.

The pilot program was launched in December 2014 and previously renewed each December
for a further one-year period.

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